US5004944A
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Lightweight high power electromagnetic transducer
Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions US Co
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Filing: 1987-11-27
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Granted: 1991-04-02
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Expires: 2007-11-27
Abstract
Abstract An electromagnetic transducer is disclosed that is lightweight and has a high power to weight ratio, with the transducer being capable of operation as an efficient motor, alternator or generator, and being particularly useful, for example, in connection with self-propelled vehicle applications such as passenger cars. The electromagnetic transducer can utilize a shell construction, which enhances heat removal, and includes a magnetic-flux producing assembly, having a plurality of spaced magnetic elements, and an armature assembly formed by a winding arrangement of dispersed conductive elements which are separated by flux carrying elements which, to the extent that such flux carrying elements are electrically conductive, are dispersed in one, two, or three dimensions to thus be dispersed-phase flux carrying elements. The armature conductors and flux carrying elements are dispersed to minimize creation of opposing induced currents, or eddy currents, depending on the effect produced on transducer operation. This dispersal enables operation of the transducer at high efficiency with high torque being maintained even during high speed relative motion between the magentic flux producing assembly and the armature with the combination of high torque and high speed producing higher power per unit weight than can now know devices.
Inventors
- 👤 Gene A. Fisher
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 08:49
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K1/00; H02K1/02; H02K47/00; H02K1/06; H02K1/12; H02K1/16; H02K1/165; H02K21/00; H02K21/12; H02K23/00; H02K23/56; H02K3/00; H02K3/04; H02K3/12; H02K3/46; H02K3/47; H02K33/00; H02K33/02; H02K33/04; H02K33/06; H02K33/16; H02K33/18; H02K41/00; H02K41/02; H02K41/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
245 words
A brushless, high-speed, high torque electric motor, comprising: a housing: a shaft mounted on said housing to rotate relative thereto; a magnetic field-generating rotor secured to said shaft to rotate therewith, said rotor having a mounting disk connected to said shaft and one of (i) a first annular wall means having a first magnetic means mounted thereon for generating a magnetic flux and (ii) a second annular wall means comprising an outer annular wall and an inner annular wall both supported by said mounting disk and spaced radially apart to define an annular gap therebetween, said inner annular wall being spaced radially apart from said shaft, and a second magnetic means for generating a magnetic flux mounted on at least one of said inner annular wall and said outer wall; and an armature, for intercepting said magnetic flux, fixed to said housing, said armature comprising an annular member positioned to be disposed one of (i) radially adjacent said first annular wall means and (ii) at least partially within said gap between said inner annular wall and said outer wall of said rotor, said armature including (i) a plurality of spaced sections of electrical conductors, each section including a plurality of separate conductive wires insulated from each other and (ii) a plurality of magnetic flux carrying elements interposed between said sections of electrical conductors, each flux carrying element comprising a member pressed from highly magnetically permeable particles and a binder material for binding said particles together.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
245 words
A brushless, high-speed, high torque electric motor, comprising: a housing: a shaft mounted on said housing to rotate relative thereto; a magnetic field-generating rotor secured to said shaft to rotate therewith, said rotor having a mounting disk connected to said shaft and one of (i) a first annular wall means having a first magnetic means mounted thereon for generating a magnetic flux and (ii) a second annular wall means comprising an outer annular wall and an inner annular wall both supported by said mounting disk and spaced radially apart to define an annular gap therebetween, said inner annular wall being spaced radially apart from said shaft, and a second magnetic means for generating a magnetic flux mounted on at least one of said inner annular wall and said outer wall; and an armature, for intercepting said magnetic flux, fixed to said housing, said armature comprising an annular member positioned to be disposed one of (i) radially adjacent said first annular wall means and (ii) at least partially within said gap between said inner annular wall and said outer wall of said rotor, said armature including (i) a plurality of spaced sections of electrical conductors, each section including a plurality of separate conductive wires insulated from each other and (ii) a plurality of magnetic flux carrying elements interposed between said sections of electrical conductors, each flux carrying element comprising a member pressed from highly magnetically permeable particles and a binder material for binding said particles together.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The motor of claim 1 further comprising actuation means for causing rotation of said shaft at a rate of speed sufficiently high to create a high power density operation of said motor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The motor of claim 1 wherein said wires have insulation material thereon, and wherein said flux currying elements comprise highly permeable material placed over said insulation material on said wires.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The motor of claim 1 wherein said housing includes means causing air to be passed through said housing adjacent to said armature to dissipate heat and thereby improve operation of the motor.
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